NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2652, 20 September 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pee Times Special Wire.! Doused the GlimWellington, Sept, 20. Captain Sinclair of the steamer Arawata, which arrived at the Bluff yesterday, reports to the Marine Department that while on his voyage through West Channel, Port Philip, the sailing ship Omeo, coal laden from Newcastle,ran into and completely destroyed the Swan. Point pile light. The wreckage passed tne Arawata and was floating up the channel. Sleepy Hollow RousedNelson, Sept. 20. Considerable excitement has been caused by a supposed case of smallpox. On Saturday last a child was brought down from Dovedale, and from its appearance fears were entertained that it was suffering from smallpox. After being admitted to the isolated ward of the hospital, some difference of opinion was expressed by the medical men as to whether the case really was one of smallpox, but Doctors Boer and Sealey have pronounced the diseaseto .be cowpox. The child died last night, and an inquest is to be held. Father J. Thorne, an old resident of Dovedale, says the child has had eruptions on the skin similar to its present appearance for the past three years.

A Queer Case. Dunedin, Sept. 20. Charles Spilsbury.Stoven was charged at the City Court to-day with obtaining £l4O, by false pretences. The prosecutor J. W. Brindley wished to withdraw the information but the police would not hear of it. Prosectuor’s counsel would tender no evidence. The Bench took time to consider what to do.